Cheap Trick comes full circle in Milwaukee

The first time I saw Cheap Trick I was among 40,000 other people at Ted Nugent's Grand Slam Jam at Milwaukee County Stadium. It was May 1978 and I was a gawky 15-year-old who had no idea that Cheap Trick's inspiring and intoxicating performance

Urban spelunking: Wisconsin Telephone Co. Building

Hard as it is to believe, there is one Downtown Milwaukee building that is basically hardwired to almost every building and residence in town. That is the Wisconsin Telephone Co. (now AT&T) Building at 722 N. Broadway. Erected in stages beginning in

Winter Smorgasbord event to highlight purveyors from Wisconsin Foodie

More than 35 artisan makers who've been featured on "Wisconsin Foodie" will travel to Milwaukee for this event. They'll be manning tables and offering up samples of their products. So guests will have the opportunity to taste and learn from some of the

Billy Joel is playing one show in Wisconsin this year, and it's at Lambeau Field

Billy Joel is only playing one show in Wisconsin this year, and no, it's not at Summerfest. The legendary musician will be on Titletown's not-so-frozen tundra in June. The Packers and Live Nation announced on Wednesday that Joel will perform at Lambeau

Trying to make sense of Wisconsin and Marquette NCAA Tournament seedings

The NCAA Tournament selection committee didn't wait for the actual games to begin to commence with March Madness. And for the state's two participants, Wisconsin and Marquette, the outcomes were neither comprehensible nor ideal. The Badgers (25-9,